Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population Aged 25 years and above with an Educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on September 5, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the North Carolina White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) who had an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher was 35.99%. Among all North Carolina cities and places with a population of 10K or higher, Chapel Hill town had the highest percentage of its White Alone population (aged 25 years and above) with an educational attainment of Bachelors or Higher (82.86%), followed by Carrboro town (78.94%), and Davidson town (76.90%).

The chart below shows the top 10 North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+), and the table below shows the ranking of all North Carolina cities and places (with a population of 10K+).

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Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Ranking of North Carolina Cities and Places By Percentage of White Alone Population (Aged 25yrs+) with an Educational Attainment of Bachelors or Higher in 2021

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Rank	City of Place	Percentage of Population (Aged 25yrs+) (%)
1	Chapel Hill town	82.86
2	Carrboro town	78.94
3	Davidson town	76.90
4	Cary town	68.08
5	Morrisville town	66.82
6	Durham city	65.69
7	Holly Springs town	65.17
8	Raleigh city	64.36
9	Apex town	64.07
10	Pinehurst village	63.42
11	Weddington town	62.85
12	Southern Pines town	62.10
13	Lake Norman of Iredell CDP	60.84
14	Elon town	59.42
15	Charlotte city	59.15
16	Wake Forest town	57.93
17	Matthews town	57.37
18	Waxhaw town	57.29
19	Cornelius town	57.17
20	Huntersville town	56.64
21	Asheville city	56.21
22	Summerfield town	54.56
23	Greenville city	54.01
24	Clemmons village	51.64
25	Fuquay-Varina town	50.93
26	Greensboro city	50.53
27	Spout Springs CDP	50.38
28	Winterville town	50.19
29	Boone town	49.53
30	Stallings town	49.26
31	Wilmington city	49.05
32	Garner town	47.81
33	Myrtle Grove CDP	47.46
34	Pineville town	46.26
35	Harrisburg town	46.00
36	Mooresville town	44.96
37	Knightdale town	44.05
38	Belmont city	43.51
39	Lewisville town	43.06
40	Winston-Salem city	42.99
41	High Point city	42.91
42	Hickory city	42.69
43	Murraysville CDP	42.11
44	Concord city	40.69
45	Hendersonville city	40.15
46	Leland town	40.00
47	Mebane city	39.56
48	Indian Trail town	39.48
49	Mint Hill town	38.73
50	New Bern city	38.55
51	Tarboro town	37.62
52	Mount Holly city	35.06
53	Salisbury city	35.04
54	Kernersville town	34.85
55	Wilson city	34.84
56	Burlington city	34.28
57	Goldsboro city	33.86
58	Statesville city	33.32
59	Smithfield town	32.86
60	Fayetteville city	32.08
61	Shelby city	31.40
62	Rocky Mount city	31.17
63	Waynesville town	30.53
64	Morganton city	30.38
65	Anderson Creek CDP	30.24
66	Laurinburg city	29.55
67	Lumberton city	29.51
68	Elizabeth City city	29.40
69	Clayton town	29.09
70	Spring Lake town	28.84
71	Mount Airy city	28.82
72	Jacksonville city	28.26
73	Gastonia city	28.16
74	Piney Green CDP	28.03
75	Sanford city	26.76
76	Reidsville city	26.49
77	Kannapolis city	25.89
78	Kinston city	24.62
79	Newton city	24.28
80	Graham city	23.15
81	Hope Mills town	22.90
82	Monroe city	22.62
83	Archdale city	21.20
84	Albemarle city	21.15
85	Lincolnton city	20.83
86	Henderson city	20.42
87	Havelock city	19.49
88	Kings Mountain city	18.83
89	Asheboro city	18.75
89	Lenoir city	18.75
90	Lexington city	17.42
91	Eden city	17.36
92	Roanoke Rapids city	16.96
93	Thomasville city	15.92